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2 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

I tried this using a Dutch oven. Now my strings smell bad and the tone stinks but I can hit the brown note now

Being a Dutchman, I could have warned you, but didn't. 😁

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1 hour ago, Marky L said:

Ooh! I'll try that when I get home later.. though his microwave looks a bit different to mine.

Don't use microwaves on metal! 😬 Just use hot air. 

2 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Do the maths, I think this is cheaper and better for your health (all this heated gunk in the oven is just disgusting): https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_valuestrings_bassguitar_medium.htm

 

That said I preferred the tone before the "ovening".

Math done! The oven draws less than 1 kWh during the process. Despite electricity being rather expensive over here in The Netherlands, it still costs me less than half a Euro.

Apart from this, I think a low-cost sets show inconsistencies. I'm using 10 Euro Warwick sets on my cheap P-Bass. Sometimes one of the strings is dead, straight from the package. Sometimes intonation is poor, due to inconsistencies over the length of the string.

The tone before and after treatment, is a matter of taste and/or requirement.

1 hour ago, sandy_r said:

It WoRkS!!!!

 

...just tried this (strings only, of course, Gasman!)

 

It's totally transformed my black nylon flats into shiny new metal rounds...

 

(and I've got a completely new Teflon-like layer on the oven-floor: win - win!)

 

Melting teflon takes temperatures well over 300 °C. There is, however, a warning regarding coated strings in the description of the video. 😁

51 minutes ago, sandy_r said:

Apologies @Jay2U - joking aside, heat tempering of steel may be related to de-embrittlement action in restoring a certain ductility to the steel in the strings

 

Yes, that's why this treatment lasts so long. Vibration and tension change the structure of the metal.

I've been baking out strings in an oven for a few years already. The result is stunning and lasts for quite some time. As a set of bass strings is expensive, it's worth the effort.

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